Single-player games like Animal Up!
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Animal Up!, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Russian Subway Dogs
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
A fast-paced arcade game inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro. Compete in online leaderboards and progress through a challenging campaign while unlocking guest critters from your fave games! Juggle vodka, bark fire, cook bears, and more! Can you steal enough food to survive?
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Pix the Cat
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!
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Kaze and the Wild Masks
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.
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Wizorb
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
The once peaceful Kingdom of Gorudo is threatened by an evil presence. The only hope for salvation is Cyrus!
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PIXELMAN
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
PIXELMAN is a retro styled, action-filled, high-score chaser arcade game, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.
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BZZZT
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
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Time Loader
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
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WAVESHAPER
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
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Donuts'n'Justice
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption.
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Obludia
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Fight your way through 50 levels full of thrilling action with hordes of challenging enemies and tough bosses! Obludia is an old-school arcade arena action inspired by classics such as Robotron or Smash-TV with RPG elements.
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Jet Set Knights
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Jet Set Knights is an old-school arcade action platformer inspired by classics from the golden age such as Mario Bros, Snow Bros or newest Super Crate Box. If You love retro 2D platformers mixed with tower defense and RPG elements, Jet Set Knight is for You!
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Gunman Tales
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Gunman Tales is an old-school action adventure game for 1-4 players set in the wild west and inspired by the legendary game from Amiga Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight and Cabal
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Numgeon
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Animal Up!.
Numgeon is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced casual clicker RPG. Click your way through the darkest dungeons with your mighty heroes! Slay the monsters, collect gold and gain new upgrades as you progress.
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They Came From the Sky
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
They Came From the Sky is tiny, retro styled, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game wherein you take the role of one of the Flying Saucers in the 1950s with one and only one Mission: Make a delicious juicy Human Smoothie!
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Vermitron
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
They're Coming! Get ready to defend your lovely Flower from invading insect! Prepare your Bug Spray, Call your Holo-Pet, Fortify base and don't forget your mission: Find the Watering-Can!
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Meow'n'Dash
Single-player alternative to Animal Up! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Animal Up!.
Meow 'n' Dash is a tiny, highly-addictive and fast paced arcade game. Play as one of the adorable kittens and clear stages by turning all the yarn balls to the same color by pushing them against each other.